BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL

BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment middle schools in BUHL, Idaho, operated by BUHL JOINT DISTRICT, with 298 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 507 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

BUHL JOINT DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,198 students; BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic. By comparison, Twin Falls County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Twin Falls County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Twin Falls County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,409 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 41 public schools in Twin Falls County (combined enrollment of about 16,273 students).

Nearest neighbor: WAKAPA ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 9%, going from 326 students in 2018 to 298 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 67% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.